Forester / Gardener as Vegetation Caretaker on the Track

About the job

DB Fahrwegdienste GmbH is the specialist in construction site security and vegetation maintenance along the entire rail network of Deutsche Bahn. We secure 100,000 track construction sites of all kinds annually with the latest technology and support railway projects with the transport of materials to and from sites. Nationwide, seven branches with 36 regional service areas manage the maintenance of around 60,000 track kilometres.

We offer you a unique working environment along the rails, interesting technology, responsible tasks, and a secure workplace – together with you, we advance the railway!

We are looking for you as a Vegetation Caretaker (m/f/d) for DB Fahrwegdienste GmbH at the locations Bad Reichenhall, Freilassing, or Traunstein as soon as possible.

Your tasks:

• You independently and reliably carry out vegetation maintenance along our rail network – actively ensuring that trains can run safely and reliably
• This includes handling professional equipment such as chainsaws, brushcutters, mulching and specialised machinery, as well as safely felling trees and properly removing cuttings
• You independently rectify quality defects and act in the interest of safety
• With your trained eye, you immediately recognise potential hazards in the vegetation and tackle them where it really matters

Your profile:

• You have successfully completed vocational training as a forester, landscape gardener, gardener in garden and landscape construction, or possess comparable professional experience in the vegetation sector
• You already have a chainsaw certificate or are willing to obtain one with us
• For daily travel to construction sites and transport of our equipment, you ideally hold a valid driving licence class B and have your own vehicle
• You want to develop personally and professionally with us so that you can reliably perform your responsible tasks in the long term

What is important to us:

Our aim is to offer all candidates equal opportunities for entry with equal suitability. We actively promote diversity and cooperation within our teams. We value every application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, belief, disability, age, duration of unemployment, as well as sexual orientation and identity.

Benefits

Leisure sponsored by Bahn

Individual development

Stability and security

Equal opportunities and self-determined participation of severely disabled persons and those with equivalent status, as well as respectful cooperation, are firmly established principles within the DB Group. Therefore, severely disabled and equally recognised applicants are given preference if equally qualified.